In
order for a European ApHC-approved
show to hire an ApHC European Judge,
the following guidelines must be
followed:

ApHC European
Judges are only allowed to judge
two (2) shows per country per
year.

No judge may
officiate two consecutive years
at the same show or multi-judge
show.

For shows with
three or four judges, at least
one judge must be a regularApHC Judge.

European
Junior Judging Program
The ApHC is now offering an opportunity
for European judge applicants to
junior judge with a regularly carded
ApHC Judge to gain invaluable judging
experience and obtain references
for their judge’s application.
Program Guidelines:

·
It is the policy of the
ApHC to instruct all judge
applicants to first contact
the ApHC Judge to obtain
permission to junior judge
with them. After arranging
a junior judging assignment
with the official ApHC Judge,
the applicant must then
contact the show committee,
show manager or show secretary
to obtain permission to
junior judge at their show.
· A list of shows and their
judges is available by viewing
the show calendar or contacting
the ApHC Show Department
or Judges’ Department.
· Applicants may only junior
judge with regularly carded
ApHC Judges, not ApHC European
Judges.
· Upon arrival to the show,
applicants should supply
the official ApHC Judge
with a Junior Judging Evaluation
Form and ask that they complete
and mail it to the ApHC
office after the completion
of the show. These evaluation
forms will be placed in
the applicant’s file and
will be beneficial to the
applicant when applying
in the future. These forms
are available through the
ApHC Judges’ Department.
· There will only be one
junior judge allowed per
ApHC Judge per day.
· When junior judging, the
applicant should act as
if he/she were the official
judge and follow all judging
rules and procedures. For
example, the applicant should
not junior judge if a member
of his/her family is showing
at that same show, etc.
· Junior Judges are not
to discuss anything with
the official ApHC Judge
until the class is complete
and the judge’s card has
been turned in. In between
classes, the Junior Judge
should discuss their placings
with the official judge.

The following is a detailed explanation
of the application process that must be
completed to become an approved Appaloosa
Horse Club European Judge.

ApHC membership:
An applicant must be a current ApHC member
in good standing prior to testing to become
an ApHC European Judge.

Age:
An applicant must be at least 25 and not
over 70 years of age.

Application &
Application Fee:
An application form must be completed and
the application fee of $100 (U.S.) must
be received prior to testing.

Personal References:
Two (2) personal references must be submitted.

Junior Judging References:
All applicants will be required to junior
judge three (3) ApHC shows with three different
regularly carded ApHC judges. Junior Judging
may be done before or after an applicant
successfully completes the European Judges
Seminar. If the applicant chooses to wait
and junior judge after completing and passing
the judges seminar testing, he/she will
have two (2) years to complete his/her junior
judging requirement.

When junior judging,
the applicant must judge the entire
show and review their placings with
the official judge. The official judge
must complete the Junior Judge Evaluation
Form and ApHC Field Exam and submit
it to the ApHC.

It is the policy of
the ApHC to instruct all judge applicants
to first contact the ApHC Judge to obtain
permission to junior judge with them.
After arranging a junior judging assignment
with the official ApHC Judge, the applicant
must then contact the show committee,
show manager or show secretary to obtain
permission to junior judge at their
show.

A list of shows and
their judges is available on the ApHC
Web site at www.appaloosa.com <http://www.appaloosa.com>
or you may contact the ApHC Show Department
or Judges’ Department for more information.
A show calendar is also published monthly
in Appaloosa Journal.

Applicants may only
junior judge with regularly carded ApHC
Judges, not ApHC European Judges.

There will only be
one junior judge allowed per ApHC Judge
per day.

Upon arrival to the
show, applicants should supply the official
ApHC Judge with a Junior Judge Evaluation
Form and ask that they complete and
mail it to the ApHC office after the
completion of the show. These forms
are available through the ApHC Judges’
Department.

When junior judging,
the applicant should act as if he/she
were the official judge and follow all
judging rules and procedures. For example,
the applicant should not junior judge
if a member of his/her family is showing
at that same show, etc.

Junior Judges are not
to discuss anything with the official
ApHC Judge until the class is complete
and the judge’s card has been turned
in. In between classes, the Junior Judge
should discuss their placings with the
official judge.

Testing:
At the judge’s seminar, applicants will
be video tested and be required to live
judge halter and performance classes. The
applicant will also be interviewed and evaluated
by a panel of ApHC-approved judges. A written
rulebook test will also be issued consisting
of approximately 50 true/false and multiple
choice questions.

Final Review: The
applicant’s file will be reviewed by the
ApHC Judges’ Committee after completion
of the seminar. After successful completion
of the seminar, the applicant will have
two years to complete the junior judging
requirement. After junior judging is completed,
the applicant’s file will be reviewed by
the ApHC Judges’ Committee once again. At
this time, the ApHC Judges’ Committee will
make the final determination and award ApHC
European judges cards to those individuals
whose conduct, ability and performance warrant
the privilege.